(Part I covered Berlin.) Three works of short fiction embodied the rest of our journeying, from Berlin to Lübeck to home. We were sad to say goodbye to Lemmy and Roxanne, the affectionate, fluffy cats who came with our Berlin flat, but there were further adventures to be had. The hosts of our Lübeck Airbnb […]| Bookish Beck
The aircraft, an Il-20M, departed from Russia and entered international airspace without establishing communication, making visual identification the only way to confirm its presence.| The Kyiv Independent
NATO’s easternmost member states are grappling with a sharp rise in radio and satellite interference, with Baltic governments accusing Russia of positioning equipment for electronic warfare close to their borders.| gCaptain
What a week! Great weather and feeling strong on the bikes, plus we said goodbye to bugs and mosquitoes. And this stretch had our favorite campsites of the trip.| chris-crossing germany
The Russian exclave of Kaliningrad is once again in the news, after a senior U.S. military commander on July 17 issued a stark warning to the Kremlin that NATO forces could take control of it "in a timeframe that is unheard of." The remarks from U.S. Army Europe and Africa commander General Chris Donahue are some of the strongest yet from a Western military official — a direct threat to the Kremlin about the consequences of further Russian aggression beyond Ukraine. They come amid ever-he...| The Kyiv Independent
With a commitment to co-operate with the military, German wind farms will become legitimate military targets. Submarine cables are to be docked with secret harbours for underwater drones. The Bundeswehr has been authorised to install and operate fixed installations such as transmitters and receivers on energy production facilities in the North and Baltic Seas. This […] Der Beitrag Maritime militarisation makes companies nervous: Offshore facilities and sea cables turned into surveillance er...| Matthias Monroy